English
San
San comes from Khoekhoe saan.
- Khoekhoemodernsaan
- EnglishtodaySan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Khoekhoemodernsaan
- EnglishtodaySan
The story
As a synonym of Bushmen introduced into ethnology from the 1960s, from Khoekhoe saan (singular saa) "foragers; people without wealth", via back-formation from Khoisan.
Every English word from Khoekhoe saan
Another origin of San
- PolishmodernSan
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
noun Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of southwestern Africa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Khoekhoe saan / San